Maryland State Delegate Legislative District 2A
State Legislative Subdistrict 2A; Maryland
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 89,565 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,206,011 ÷ 89,565) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.59, measured against a statewide vote in MD (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Brandon Thompson is a U.S. Army veteran with a decade-long career in satellite communications. He has lived in Maryland for 15 years and in Sharpsburg for four years.
Democratic · declared
John D. Leonard is an electrical estimator and Washington County resident. He and his family maintain a small flower farm in Rohrersville.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
William J. Wivell is a Maryland House of Delegates member from District 2A serving on the Economic Matters Committee. He previously served on the Washington County Board of Commissioners and worked as a school business manager.
Records: Environment and Public Health 5 for, 13 against, Corporate Accountability 15 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 9 against,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
William Valentine is a Maryland House of Delegates member from District 2A serving on the Judiciary Committee. He is a retired police officer and former Frederick County State's Attorney's Office investigator.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, 14 against, Corporate Accountability 16 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 9 against,
Sources: elections.maryland.gov23